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History of Probability

History of Probability. Objectives. Determine what fraction of a deck of cards a certain set of cards describes. Determine how many of a certain type of card is in a deck. Determine the number of times two head, two tails, and one head and one tail will come up when two coins are tossed.

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History of Probability

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  1. History of Probability

  2. Objectives • Determine what fraction of a deck of cards a certain set of cards describes. • Determine how many of a certain type of card is in a deck. • Determine the number of times two head, two tails, and one head and one tail will come up when two coins are tossed.

  3. Vocabulary • theoretical probability • experimental probability

  4. Standard Deck of Cards

  5. How many spades are in a standard deck of cards? What fraction of a deck is spades?

  6. How many queens are in a standard deck of card? What fraction of a deck is queens?

  7. If you flip a pair of coins 20 times, approximately how many times do you think a pair of tails will come up? Flip a pair of coins 20 times. Did a pair of tails come up as many times as you approximated?

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